Athersley Recreation F.C.

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Athersley Recreation

Full name

Athersley Recreation Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Penguins

Founded

1979 (as Athersley North Juniors)

Ground

Sheerien Park

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

Dennis Hirst

League

Northern Counties East League Premier Division

2012–13

Northern Counties East League Division One, 2nd (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

Athersley Recreation F.C. is an English football club based in Athersley, in Barnsley in South Yorkshire. The club is a member of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.

History

Athersley Recreation was formed in 1979 as Athersley North Juniors ^[1] and in 1997 they joined the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League. They won back-to-back promotions and were in the top division for the 1999–2000 season and were champions of the Premier Division at their first attempt. Between 2004 and 2012 the club enjoyed a consistent run of success, finishing either first or second in each of those seasons, winning the league on five occasions. The club successfully applied to join the Northern Counties East League in 2012.^[2]

Honours

Northern Counties East League Division One
- Runners-up 2012–13

Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
- Champions 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12
- Runners-up 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11

Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Division One
- Runners-up 1998–99

Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two
- Champions 1997–98

Performance

correct as of 22/01/2014

League and cup history

Season	League	Level	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	League Position	Avg. Home Attendance	FA Cup	FA Vase
2012-13	Northern Counties East League Division One	10	42	25	10	7	101	52	+49	85	2/22 Promoted	158	n/a	n/a
2013-14	Northern Counties East League Premier Division	9	30	16	4	10	74	47	+27	52	9/23	155	n/a	2nd

Highest Home Attendance

Year	Competition	Highest Attendance	Away Team
2012–13	Northern Counties East League Division One	509	Askern Villa FC
2013–14	FA Vase	249	Bridlington Town

Top goalscorers

Year	Player	League Goals Scored	Overall Goals Scored
2012–13	Jason Bentley	32	35
2013–14	Joe Thornton	17	25

FA Vase

Season	Round Reached	Notes
2013–14	2nd	Lost at Home to Bridlington Town after extra time

Northern Counties East League Cup

Year	Round Reached	Notes
2012–13	2nd	Lost at home to Pontefract Collieries after extra time.
2013–14	2nd (Ongoing)	Lost Away to Bridlington Town

Sheffield And Hallamshire Senior Cup

Year	Round Reached	Notes
2012–13	Quarter Final	Lost Away to Frickley Athletic
2013-14	Semi Final	Ongoing as of 12/12/2013

References

External links

Athersley Recreation Club Website

v t e Northern Counties East League

Premier Division	Albion Sports Armthorpe Welfare Athersley Recreation Barton Town Old Boys Basford United Bridlington Town Brighouse Town Garforth Town Glasshoughton Welfare Heanor Town Lincoln Moorlands Railway Liversedge Long Eaton United Maltby Main Nostell Miners Welfare Parkgate Pickering Town Retford United Staveley Miners Welfare Tadcaster Albion Thackley Winterton Rangers Worksop Parramore

Division One	Appleby Frodingham AFC Emley Bottesford Town Cleethorpes Town Clipstone Dinnington Town Dronfield Town Eccleshill United Grimsby Borough Hall Road Rangers Hallam Hemsworth Miners Welfare Knaresborough Town Louth Town Pontefract Collieries Rossington Main Selby Town Shaw Lane Aquaforce Shirebrook Town Teversal Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Yorkshire Amateur

Seasons	1998-99 2012–13 2013–14

Coordinates: 53°35′7.195″N 1°28′25.194″W / 53.58533194°N 1.47366500°W / 53.58533194; -1.47366500

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